Questions about the Beatitudes?

They seem so simple, those beatitudes. “Blessed are…” and we’re off and running. But they raise a number of questions which are explored in Rebekah Eklund’s new and important study called The Beatitudes Through the Ages.

1.    Are Matthew’s and Luke’s the same?

2.    Who are they for?

3.    How are they countercultural?

4.    Are they commands or descripti…